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- Dictionaryscut·tle/ˈskəd(ə)l/
verb
- 1. sink (one's own ship) deliberately by holing it or opening its seacocks to let water in.
noun
- 1. an opening with a lid in a ship's deck or side: "a shaft of sunlight blazed through the cabin scuttle"
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noun (1) 1. : a quick shuffling pace. 2. : a short swift run. scuttle. 3 of 5. verb (2) scuttled; scuttling. transitive verb. 1. : destroy, wreck. also : scrap sense 2. 2. : to cut a hole through the bottom, deck, or side of (a ship) specifically : to sink or attempt to sink by making holes through the bottom. scuttle. 4 of 5. noun (2) 1.
SCUTTLE definition: 1. to move quickly, with small, short steps, especially in order to escape: 2. to intentionally…. Learn more.
SCUTTLE meaning: 1. to move quickly, with small, short steps, especially in order to escape: 2. to intentionally…. Learn more.
Use the word scuttle when you want to describe running or fast walking that’s characterized by short, hasty steps, like someone or something that tries to hurry — a person who is late for work scuttling through a crowd of slow-moving pedestrians — but can't. Scuttle has a number of other meanings.
Definition of 'scuttle' scuttle. (skʌtəl ) Word forms: scuttles , scuttling , scuttled. 1. verb. When people or small animals scuttle somewhere, they run there with short quick steps. Two very small children scuttled away in front of them. [VERB adverb/preposition] Crabs scuttle along the muddy bank. [VERB adverb/preposition]
1. A small opening or hatch with a movable lid in the deck or hull of a ship or in the roof, wall, or floor of a building. 2. The lid or hatch of such an opening. tr.v. scut·tled, scut·tling, scut·tles. 1. Nautical. a. To cut or open a hole or holes in (a ship's hull). b. To sink (a ship) by this means. 2.
Scuttle definition: a small hatch or port in the deck, side, or bottom of a vessel.. See examples of SCUTTLE used in a sentence.
